Private 21121 Edward Crofts LEA

Private 21121 Edward Crofts Lea{gallery}Pte E C Lea{/gallery}16th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Killed in action in the Battle of Arras, Vimy Ridge, France and Flanders, 30th July 1917 aged 36

• Commemorated: Arras Memorial, Bay 3
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals.
• Enlisted August 1916
• Son of James Edward and Catherine Harriet Lea
• NNWFHS memorial: Monks Kirby and Stretton-under-Fosse
  

Links to relevant information
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• CWGC Page for Pte Lea
• NNWFHS Monks Kirby and Stretton-under-Fosse War Memorial Page
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• Arras Memorial

1911 census and family history information

• Born 1881 and baptised on 17 Apr 1881 at Harborough Magna
• Employed assisting his father in the running of the inn [1911]
• Lived at The Denbigh Arms, Main Street, Monks Kirby [1911]